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Players’ Realm: Studies on the Culture of Videogames and Gaming which I’ve edited along with Patrick Williams has now been published. There’s info on the book’s own page and it is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and at other self-respecting book dealers.
I have a chapter in the book entitled Who Governs the Gamers? Political Power in [...]

Players’ Realm: Studies on the Culture of Videogames and Gaming
A gaming research volume edited by Patrick Williams and Jonas Heide Smith
The Players’ Realm anthology was published in March 2007 by McFarland Press.
Amazon.co.uk – Amazon.com
Every year in this millennium, the video and computer game industry has generated billions of dollars in annual retail sales. Social [...]

McFarland – Publisher of Reference and Scholarly Books
Superheroes dancing in front of a supernova seem to adorn the cover of our forthcoming games anthology, I just saw. But then, why not?

The game studies anthology I’ve been editing with Patrick Williams is taking shape. It should be out this fall. And will be known as:
J. Patrick Williams, and Jonas Heide Smith (eds.). 2006 (forthcoming). “The Players’ Realm: Studies on the Culture of Video Games and Gaming.” Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.
Table of contents etc. here
Update: Seems [...]

We now have a web page up about the research volume that Patrick Williams and I are editing, entitled Gaming Culture and Social Life.
You can even sign up to be notified when the book is published.